Midfielder Shakhtar Maxim Malyshev said that he is happy to return to the field after a long-term injury.

In the match of the Ukrainian Cup against Mariupol Maxim Malyshev went on the field for the first time in nine months.

"I'm very happy to be back on the field!" Emotions overflow, because he dropped out for such a long period. Without football it is difficult, I hope, only better and better, "- said Malyshev.

"Do not convey in words how hard it was during the restoration. But I worked, suffered and finally returned.

I did not know in advance that I will be a substitute, but the coach decided so that I could feel the atmosphere of the team, the games, the victory of ".

"There was confidence, I knew what they were demanding from me, that Paulo Fonseca wants to see on the field. There was no excitement, on the contrary, only good feelings of return. As for the fight, the account speaks for itself. Everything was under our control, fine tuned, fulfilled their work and reached the final ".

On Football. ua available goals video and match review Shakhtar - Mariupol (5: 1).